Villain : I reincarnated as a Prince! Shouldn't I have a Harem?

"So does this mean the ninth prince is officially the third choice to look forward to in this succession fight?" A man asked, obviously understanding the meaning of the Shang clan's announcement.

"Obviously, with the Shang Clan supporting him and taking into account his legendary spirit, I think many powers of the empire would join the Ninth Prince's faction." The man beside him replied confidently.

"Heh~" A fat man smirked mockingly at his words, refuting: "Do you think this is enough? Haven't you heard of what happened in the previous generation's succession war? The most talented prince was the first to be assassinated."

"Wasn't he also supported by the Shang Clan? Wasn't he the nephew of the dragon emperor? Even then he was assassinated! Don't you think the ninth prince is in a similar situation? It won't be surprising if he is assassinated too. "

"No group will join his faction knowing the history and that he can be assassinated. A prince who can't even protect himself won't be looked upon greatly."

"I say that this is a foolish decision. He should've continued to deceive everyone into thinking that he has a 1-star spirit and once he was strong enough, then he should've revealed his true strength."

He shook his head in pity: "Who can blame him, he is still a child after all."

His words were true and made sense. The crowd couldn't help but agree with him. Unless Ashen was strong enough, he could be assassinated.

What meaning would remain of this whole show if he was only going to get assassinated?

At this moment, A woman elder of a sect from the capital refuted his words: "Didn't you forget about the Shang Clan? Did you think why they would agree to him revealing his intentions? They have already suffered once in the previous succession war, do you think they would repeat the same mistake?"

The Fat man thought for a second, finding logic in her words.

He looked at her and asked: "Then what do you think is the reason, milady?"

She shook her head as she replied: "I don't know. Maybe we will know soon." She gestured towards the stage, prompting the crowd's gaze back to the stage.

Ashen stepped forward and spoke:

"Everyone, I hereby conclude my appeal."

"Huh? What?"

Everyone was surprised to hear such an anticlimactic ending. They wanted to know why wasn't the Shang clan opposing his participation.

Ashen ignored them, turning to the Grand Minister as he cupped his hands and said: "Lord Grand Minister, The stage is yours."

The Grand Minister nodded before standing up. He still had to announce the events that were going to happen.

Ashen turned towards his gallery and took the first step.

Thuck!

As soon as his foot landed on the ground, his aura erupted out of him, revealing his cultivation in front of all.

"O-Origin realm?" Everyone's eyes widened in disbelief. Your next chapter is on My Virtual Library Empire

"Wait, it's rising!" The female elder said, sensing the increase in level.

Thuck!

With the second footstep came another wave of even stronger pressure.

"C-Core Formation Realm??" The crowd stood up from their seats with wide eyes open in disbelief and shock.

Even the grand minister and the emperor had left their thrones, standing up with disbelief written on their face.

However, this wasn't the end, as Ashen took another step, a third wave of pressure washed over them.

"9th Stage? 9th Stage of core formation realm??"

Their eyes widened further, unable to believe if this was real.

Even the Nine Celestial sovereigns were standing.

The only people who were calmly smiling right now were the ones who came with Ashen.

After his third step, He jumped, leaping into his gallery and taking a seat, leaving behind an arena of standing crowd.

"How? How is this even possible? In two years he has reached the Core-formation realm?" The Grand Minister murmured with an incredulous expression.

"Was this the trump card he was hiding?" The emperor smiled. "It's a legendary spirit after all."

Though they were rather calm about this, not the same could be said about the princes and the crowd.

Both were in an uproar.

"He is already a 9th stage core-formation realm cultivator?"

"Doesn't this just defy reality?"

"In the whole history, has there ever been someone to advance this rapidly in cultivation?"

"Not even the Eternal Great Sovereign had this speed!"

"Just how did he do it?"

"Does he have a treasure of some sort to help him advance in cultivation?"

While the crowd was only showing their reactions and disbelief over the situation, the same wasn't true with the princes.

The first prince, the second prince, and the third princess, all said in unison:

"We need to get him killed!"

They had all decided at this moment to give Ashen top priority on their kill list.

Right at this moment, The Grand Minister, who had calmed down, stood up and announced: "The next guest, please come to the stage and present your gift to his majesty."

Right now, most people in the arena weren't even interested in seeing the gifts or the other royal heirs.

The people from different powers who were not in any faction were discussing if they should join the ninth prince's faction.

On the other hand, the common crowd discussed what was going to be the future now.

"Could it be that for the first time in history, A young prince would become the emperor?"@@novelbin@@

"You are right. There has never been someone like this before. This is the first time a prince this young can even be considered a threat to the older princes."

"You know, even if he doesn't become the emperor, there is a high chance that he'll grow into someone admirable with the potential he has."

"Yeah, but you know that geniuses like this always die young before they can achieve their potential."

"Well, atleast the ninth prince can defend himself with his cultivation level. There is also the Shang Clan. I'm sure he'll be safe."

Meanwhile, the stage was occupied by the Third Princess.

She knew that no one else would take the stage after what had just happened.

No one wanted their gift or themselves to be compared to the ninth prince's.

Being the next in line, she had to take this responsibility, however, the good thing was that she could follow Ashen's precedence and appeal to the audience like he did.

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(A/N - Thanks for reading. ^..^)